C++ Design Patterns: Creational

Explore the five most popular creational design patterns for C++: Factory, Abstract Factory, Builder, Prototype, and Singleton.

Introduction

• Organize your code with creational design patterns in C++
• What you should know
• Installing Visual Studio for Windows
• Installing Xcode on Mac
• How to use the exercise files
• Challenges in this course

1. Design Patterns Overview

• The need for a design pattern
• What are design patterns?
• Creational patterns overview

2. Creational Patterns

• Inheritance vs. composition
• Composite object example
• Concrete vs. abstract
• Understanding UML

3. Factory Method

• Factory Method concept
• Factory Method implementation
• Running the Factory Method example
• Factory Method variations

4. Abstract Factory

• Abstract Factory concept
• Abstract Factory pattern implementation
• Using the Abstract Factory
• Running the Abstract Factory
• Extending the Abstract Factory
• Challenge: Abstract Factory
• Solution: Abstract Factory

5. Builder

• Builder concept
• Builder pattern setup
• Builder pattern implementation
• Running the Builder example
• Steps in the Builder pattern

6. Prototype

• Prototype concept
• Prototype pattern implementation
• Running the Prototype example
• Shallow vs. deep copies

7. Singleton

• Singleton concept
• Singleton pattern implementation
• Running the Singleton pattern
• Is the Singleton a good pattern?

Conclusion

• Comparing creational patterns
• Thanks for watching